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if i were Will Smith i would post a story on ig on june 13 with the location Vancouver canada and “birthday sex” playing in the background and then turn my phone off
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Will is so very proud of herself for continuing to jog steadily, for not letting the casual expression on her face falter, and for not turning and decking Mack square across the jaw.
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i genuinely think that caring very deeply about whether a character tops or bottoms as if it's some important moral issue makes you the biggest loser on planet earth
i also think many people don't realize how heteronormative their views on bottoming vs topping are because it usually just boils down to the bottom being the feminine wilting flower and the top being the masculine beast. like maybe question why anyone messing with your favorite gay heteronormativity play upsets you that much lol
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thinking about the “are you going non verbal?” question one of mack’s bu friends asked him when he started shutting down because apparently that’s what he does when he’s having a hard time
so i just came back to this vid of wm when will noticed mack was clearly annoyed and didn’t want to talk, but instead of forcing a conversation or backing off completely, he just watched him and waited, giving him the time and space he needed, but still got the answer in the end
and i feel like it pretty much sums up their whole dynamic
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A deep(er) dive into the Way of Champions Podcast Warsofsky interview
I've been seeing some short clips circulate from this interview and tbh I thought people were drawing some wild conclusions from them, so I decided I'd watch the whole thing and see if there was more to it. There is a tendency to be very negative about Warso in a way that isn't very productive anymore in my opinion and this was actually a fascinating interview! I'm going to give you my main takeaways but I encourage you to watch the whole thing if you're interested in what goes on in Warso's head.
Disclaimer: this interview is about how Warso sees himself and his own coaching style. Even if what he believes he is doing, or says he is doing, doesn't completely align with reality, it's still interesting to look at the kind of coach he would want to be in an ideal situation. We're not in the room with the team, so it's hard to really say whether any of this holds water. I'm simply trying to draw attention to a few interesting things he's saying, the future will tell whether his words hold up!
1. Warso's coaching philosophy
Warso places immense value in the team culture, relationships with the players and trust. He repeats those terms over and over again throughout the interview. He clearly sees himself as a coach who puts a lot of time and effort into knowing his players and having his players know him. He also emphasizes the group dynamics and players playing for each other, and he thinks that great results will eventually flow from that. This is interesting because I think that's almost the opposite of how a lot of fans see Warso (and that's understandable given some of the things he's said in the media) but we do know that almost all the players talked about the great culture they had this season, so there must be at least some truth to it!
2. Warso and Will
From what he says in this interview I actually think he sees Will Smith very clearly. Firstly, because I see this being repeated all around on here, Warso is not claiming he is Will Smith's best friend, he's saying that Will is the player he himself is probably the closest to.
Secondly, a lot of the things he says that could be heard as criticism of Will in this interview are simply just true. Will was the best player in his age category for a long time and that did allow him to get away with holes in his game that are problematic in the NHL. We also know from other men who have coached Will that he's very coachable and responds well to high standards being set. In this interview Warso clearly mentions the things Will is already good at and how valuable they are (his creative play making mostly), he acknowledges that he maybe went too far sometimes ("There's certain situations where maybe I should give him some more rope, for sure") and he claims he does own up to his mistakes in the room ("I'm real, I'm honest, I'm passionate (...) I do make mistakes and I'll own up to it (...) - be accountable to your mistakes, and I think players care, you know, when they know that you're part of it with them, and they know we're all in this together, you get a lot more out of them.")
Warso acknowledges how passionate people are about Will but he's saying that he can't and won't let that sway him in what he thinks Will needs to grow, and I think that's valuable in a coach. He acknowledges readily that there's things Will can do that he himself would never be able to ("Are they still special players? 100%. Can they do things that I could never do and I'll never be able to do (...)? Of course.") but that doesn't mean he can't see where Will does have work to do. I don't necessarily always agree with Warso's methods, and I certainly think he's said some stupid shit in the media, but I do think that Warso has a vision for Will that he's working towards together with Will and it's valuable that he's willing to stick to his guns regardless of public opinion. Again, maybe there's a better way to go about it, but Warso clearly thinks what he's doing is working (and we did see Will improve a lot towards the end of the season).
3. Warso and Mack
Warso thinks very highly of Mack and it's clear from this interview that Mack will be captain soon. He talks about Mack's leadership qualities a lot ("he can speak when he needs to, but at the end of the day he leads by example") - I think it's very clear from this interview that Mack will be captain soon.
He also talks about how he and Mack are similar with regards to their temper during and right after games, but calm and more able to put things in perspectives the next day. I do think that's one of the reasons he really likes Mack ("I'm very similar, I'm passionate, I'm fiery, (...) but when the temperature comes down a bit I can see it clearly"). Warso knows he needs to work on his temper and he sees Tortorella with VGK as an example to emulate. We know Warso has already improved in this area compared to the previous season and he mentions that he's going to work on it this summer as well.
I actually don't think Warso sees Mack as clearly as he sees Will. He obviously thinks that Mack is an amazing player and a true example to other players in the room, and that's great, but I do wonder if he's able to see where Mack still needs to grow and where his pitfalls lie - we've seen that throughout the season with Mack seemingly choosing his own ice time and running endless double shifts. It's interesting that he doesn't really talk about any of the things Mack still needs to work on in the interview. You could see that as favoritism towards Mack or disrespect towards Will but at the end of the day I actually think that Mack might have the shorter end of the stick if his coach is unable to see where he still needs to grow and develop.
4. Development of other young players
What I'm still missing in this interview is a clearer vision from Warso on how to develop so many young players at the same time. Warso talks about Will a bunch and that's great, and he also talks about giving young guys ice time to work on their skills in different situations ("you want the Sam Dickinsons and the Michael Misas to get some experiences and some unique situations that they're going to be in for their career going forward") - I just don't think we really see that pan out in reality. He mentions how it's hard for a coach cause at the end of the day he's judged based on wins and losses, and that's of course true, but then what is his plan to develop these guys? What about the Shakir Mukhamadullins and Pavol Regendas of the world who need development but keep getting scratched? What about Misa's lack of ice time and the crazy line blenders?
I'd have loved to hear him speak about that a bit more, because while Warso says that "these young players need to gain experience in these situations and you can't just when they make mistakes rip it away from them", I think what we see happen on the ice is that it is very much ripped away from them. Add to that his comments in the media about "earning ice time" and you do have to wonder how he plans on continuing development for all these young guys, especially if another one is potentially added to the mix after this year's draft.
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I know the hatred for Warso runs deep and when you take some of what he says out of context, it does sound pretty bad - but I think we are doing him, the players and ultimately ourselves a disservice by refusing to engage with the totality of what he's saying. After watching the whole thing I can only say that I hope Warso can live up to the standard that he has set for himself, cause if he does he could actually be a really good coach. Again, this is just how he sees himself, who knows how it is in reality! But at least his philosophy and intentions seem to be in the right place.
These were my main takeaways, but there's a ton more interesting stuff in there! You can take a look under the cut for my transcription of the (to me) interesting parts of the interview if you want.
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was his boys trip when he and gabe allegedly went down to florida? i did not realize that happened mother’s day weekend lol. with the caveat that this is rpf and these guys are dolls for us to play with and create stories, i can’t help but wonder if will’s gaining more independence from colleen the longer he lives in sj; i know she visits constantly but he still has enough alone time perhaps to ponder the suffocating (my word ofc) closeness of their relationship. idk just something i’ve been thinking about
certainly an idea worth musing on, anon! tentatively, i would like to agree with you. imposing distance is perhaps the most effective way of (incidentally or otherwise) imposing boundaries. this is why kids [generic] go to college, yes? to get away from the insular life of the hometown/parental unit/childhood friend group. get a feel for one's self beyond the confines of whatever value structures have been erected by one's community.
notably, will is both catholic and part of the new england elite - two historically insular communities upon which the defined collective ethos is strictly enforced. deviation from that politic (straying from the herd) is policed with prejudice. the fate of one's soul is on the line, as is the family inheritance. it is an exchange, in many ways. certain freedoms in favor of security, family, faith.
thus: will went to boston college. famously the same college his family has attended for generations. with traffic, newton is barely thirty minutes from lexington. he spent the entirety of his freshman year surrounded by his harem of brunettes - a collection, mind you, that he's been curating since like, third grade. this is not distance. this is not independence. this is barely a variation on a theme.
san jose - now that is what we call uprooting. i don't think we give will quite enough credit for making the jump when he did. deciding to leave behind everything he's ever known before he absolutely had to was probably a really big deal for him. he's always had his people. always. he couldn't escape them if he tried. his mom, his sister, leno, voter, gabe, etc. but that's not what waits for him in san jose! new state, new zip-code, new weather patterns, new time zone. no twelve-year friendship to cling to. no one's skirts to hide behind. just will and his hockey and a big neon sign: are you good for it, kid? and will, brave enough and crazy enough to reply, let's find out.
whether will saw san jose as an escape or not, it gave him access to a level of independence that i'd argue would've been otherwise removed from him. something of a wild claim, given his "freedom" is the rigor and routine of professional athleticism. but this is his first experience away from colleen, from the smith dynasty (except for their #appearances at his games), from the reality of whoever he spent eighteen years trying to be.
now, the conundrum of will is that he has a remarkably well-defined ego and some all-star levels of id repression. it's one of the most boydaughter things about him - he knows who he is, but can neither articulate what he wants nor act upon it. why? great question. that is the joy of psychoanalysis, and cannot be summarized cohesively here. but this conflict between will’s sense of self and the things that he doesn’t know how to want drives most of his neurosis. this is where his people pleasing comes from. giving other people what they want (making them like him) is not exactly the same as getting what he wants. but it’s a transference. which is close enough.
so what do you do if you are will, standing in will’s shoes? you’re in california, a place you’ve never been, surrounded by people who don’t know you past your hockey stats. you’ve been booted from the terrarium that you’ve existed in for your entire life, the one where nearly everything has been dictated to you from the beginning. how to stand, what to eat, how to run, how to pray, what to love, when to let go, how fast, how ugly, how much. some of that still exists here, but off the rink, you are left unmoored. so much time to think about all the things you’ve never had the space to think about. what do you want, will? do you even know? if you knew, could you even say it? for a person like will, with will’s specific brand of issues, this kind of freedom can feel like a panic attack.
enter: mack. 18!
mack is deeply insecure about his image and lacks a concrete sense of self. this is inflamed by his abrasive awkwardness off of the rink. he is a lurker who does not ever seem to sit comfortably inside of his skin without a tarp on; a product of his abnormal childhood, yes, but i also like to think it’s also just mack (it’s one of my favorite things about him). what mack is, is all raw id, all the time. he knows what he wants, and he is driven by that want. it moves him, more than anything else.
mack is an off-putting weirdo who actually cannot help wearing his heart on his sleeve, and wants to win more than anything else in the world. this is very appealing to will, who is very good at not being off-putting or weird, but secretly is both of these things, and very bad about wearing anything on his sleeve. will, who would also like to win more than anything else in the world, but who cannot show it unless provoked just the right way. who is better when he has someone to please. transference. what is mine is yours. i could be so good for you, if you would only tell me how.
(and for mack, will is like… like, the best thing that has ever happened to him. someone who not only keeps up with him on the ice, but can keep up with him off of it. someone who wants to make himself into the person that mack needs him to be. someone who is willing to be entirely mack’s, just for mack, mack’s person, who likes him all the way! likes his jank. wants him more for it, really. someone who lights mack up, on and off the ice.)
codependent teenage weirdos, experiencing the first mouthfuls of freedom from their respective heads-of-houses + the first real choice that these kids make for themselves is to each other. the first choice, and then all the ones that come after it. let’s do this, let’s build this thing back up, let’s be the engine that this team needs us to be. we’re going to make it, you and me, we’re going to get to the top, and we are going to make it everyone’s problem. we are going to play our hockey, it is going to be ours in a way it’s never been anyone else’s, because there has never been a you and a me like this before. you’re going to make yourself into someone who can play on my line because that is what i asked of you, and i’m going to be the person who loves your hockey more than anyone else, who sees ghosts of you on the ice when we aren’t even standing on the same continent - when i'm playing with my heroes - because you’re just that good to me.
hits like crack every time i think about it
holding hands (if you squint) and teeth out (CHEESING) this is kinda the photo ever